Tactical Skills for a Life Well Lived
The GR1 is like one of those mythical objects that people on the internet talk about, but nobody you know actually has.
As the saying goes, though, you get what you pay for. In this price range, there is a lot of competition from other gear makers like Kifaru, Mystery Ranch, Crye Precision, London Bridge Trading, and more. All of these are considered top notch. Yet, when you search around the web, the GR1 consistently has loyal advocates.
You wouldn’t build a house without a foundation, right?
Fitness works the same way. A lot of people, including me, have attempted to pursue some goal without building the proper base fitness level. Every time I’ve tried it, I’ve usually gotten injured or been unable to complete the program.
Running a marathon, tackling a GoRuck event, or attending Ranger School require different types of fitness attributes than your standard program might include. When you want to do something specific, then you shift your training. You look at the required attributes of that event, and adjust your training leading up to it. If you were to think of it as a mountain, you time the periodization to reach peak fitness for the event right as you arrive at it.
Physical fitness and shooting go hand in hand. There are too many people in our community who only focus on the shooting and gear components while completely ignoring their own health. Several trainers have made a note to point this out, but the only people nodding along are those who didn’t need to hear it in the first place.
Well, this is my soapbox.
This article is a summary of what I’ve learned and my suggestions for improving your own fitness. While my focus is and marksmanship tactical fitness, realize that everyone should be looking at their own fitness levels regardless of their “tactical” nature.
